Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina Presidential Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Coastal Carolina pays $19,662 a year on this band of its international merit table, awarded automatically with no separate application.

This is the top of five first-year bands and the largest award Coastal Carolina publishes for international students.

Two things to plan around. Only one merit award can be held, so the bands do not stack, and the university says openly that funding historically runs out for applicants who apply after the priority dates. Renewal conditions are not published in advance; they arrive with the offer letter.

What It Covers

Tuition

$19,662 a year. A student may hold only one merit award and they cannot be combined. Renewal conditions are not published; the university sends them with the offer letter. Full-time enrolment of 12 to 18 credit hours a semester is required.

Eligibility

An SAT of 1390 or above, an ACT of 31, a TOEFL iBT of 110, an IELTS of 8.0 or a Duolingo score of 130, together with the American equivalent of an A average. The university also allows a test-optional route, weighing weighted and unweighted grade averages, its own calculated core average, curriculum rigour including IB and Cambridge A Levels, class rank, recommendations, writing samples and resumes.

Eligible Countries

The university publishes these on a page headed International Student Merit Awards, stating that new incoming undergraduates, both first-year and transfer, are eligible for consideration. Every tier lists English test thresholds and expresses grade requirements as American equivalents.

All countries

How to Apply

No separate application. All applicants are reviewed. Awarding begins in November each year, and the university warns that funding historically runs out for applicants who apply after the priority dates.

Application Routes and Dates

Fall first-year early decision priority

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Recurring deadline: 15 oct (check provider for current cycle)

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Fall first-year early action priority

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Recurring deadline: 15 nov (check provider for current cycle)

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Fall first-year regular decision priority

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Recurring deadline: 1 feb (check provider for current cycle)

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Spring priority

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Recurring deadline: 1 nov (check provider for current cycle)

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